How does one succeed in life?
10.06.2025 04:53
Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.
Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).
Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.
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In 5 years, YOU will still be the one making decisions. And if you keep your current habits, "YOU 2.0" will have big problems.
Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.
Keep in mind that, there is always a system for any problem. You just need to be willing to think hard enough and BE WILLING TO MAKE SACRIFICES.
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First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.
Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.
Making more friends is a goal.
Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.
I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?
Ask yourself:
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Losing 20kg is a goal.
Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.
Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.
How are you spending your best time?
The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.
What I need from you?
Big dreamer but only in his mind.
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Cutting off WiFi at home for a month or giving your phone to a distant friend for a month (in exchange for a Nokia or simply nothing) is a system.
Procrastinates a lot.
Avoids sugar and is very fit.
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How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?
Hangs out with loser friends.
Living to your full potential is a goal.
Are you more of a butt guy or a boob guy?
Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.
Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.
Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.
Why are Americans obese? Is it the food or is it the psychology?
An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):
Saving $10,000 is a goal.
Opens a business and makes WiFi money.
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However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:
PICK 1 important thing you want to quit or bring into your life in 2025. Think hard about a system that will make it impossible or inevitable.
If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.
Why does the God of the Bible condemn homosexual acts?
The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.
How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?
Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.
Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.
Porn blockers might help, but they won’t be as effective. And you know nudity isn’t just on Pornhub—it’s everywhere. Don’t joke with fire.
“YOU 2.0” is like your future kid. It’s your duty to make decisions for him. It is wiser to marry a nice mom for your kid, not just a beautiful wife for yourself.
Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.
Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.
Do not set goals—set systems.
That's it for today.
Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.
Does not procrastinate.
Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.
Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).
Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.